So Epik High album came out. I really like Happen Ending, though I prefer the album version since Joe Won Sun’s parts are more well put together.
I’m not that much into Born Hater like everyone else though.
I like Spoiler too, but mainly for the rap, I don’t care that much about the chorus to be honest.
I’m a bit disappointed with Rich, and I think maybe because Taeyang is featured in it and Eyes, Nose, Lips collab was sooooo great, I had really high expectation.
And most of all, and maybe I’m odd or something because I feel like I’m alone on my planet with this one, I love love l-o-v-e We Fight Ourselves. Younha’s part is perfect, I like the beat, I like each part of it. The MV might not seems interesting all that much but it’s really funny.
I kinda like Amor Fati too, but just like-like, meaning it’s an alright track. I also like Raise The Curtain, mainly because of the back-vocal chorus part. It gives it a nice twist.
Even though there’s some songs I don’t enjoy as much as others, I really think “Shoebox” is one of the better album released this year. It’s easily in the top 5, and maybe in the top 10 of the last 5 years. Having so many awesome tracks in the same album is hard to believe.

So except from that, I’m not that much into Wind, but if you’re a god fan, the MV is a treat.

Two great new songs this week. First, Geako made his solo comeback, and Zion.T is featured in it. So, just like that, it would be really hard to screw this song up. And it’s just a really good song, well-balanced between the lyrical chorus and the rap part, and then with HA:TFELT’s part.

Then there’s Christmalo.win. I really can’t get enough of this song. I really like the pop rock vibe and the MV… oh the MV… The Cinema ver. is 9min long, but it’s worth the time. It’s sooooooo well done! It’s probably the coolest MV of the year, seriously. So yeah, it’s really a great comeback.

The new AKMU track is quite alright, but it’s not their best song either. It’s still way better than most ballads on this chart though.

Now, about Younha’s new track. Most of the time, I have trouble when Younha goes for a really classic ballad style. I usually need some upbeat part to save it or some kind of Younha twist that she only can create. Wasted is more of a classic ballad and I cannot say it has that “twist” exactly. But man, I LOVE that song, A LOT! The MV is good, though it’s not great (if I remember correctly, most of her MVs are that way anyway). The song is just really poignant. Like you can feel all the emotion pouring while she sing the chorus. So yeah, definitely check it out more than once (it took me more than one try to really fall in love with it, but the second time around, I was hooked for good).

I’m not that happy with the many ranks tracks from Kim Dong Ryul album are taking in the chart (my Zion.T is bumped to rank 26…). It’s ballad all over so, yeah, not happy.

Now, about IU’s song. In fact, it’s not exactly her song since it’s SeoTaiJi’s song. She doing her version of it for some kind of project. This song as a special place in my heart, not so much because of the melody, the lyrics or the MV, but because of the subject. Sogyeokdong is an actual place in South Korea where SeoTaiJi grew up. But for all the history part of the MV, I’ll redirect you to this post who will do a better job at explaining it all than me : What is Seo Taiji’s Sogyeokdong? Anyway, that part of Korea’s history is one of my favorite one ever because it’s really really dark and not that well-known. And I think it’s awesome that someone is bringing it to light through Kpop since I’m sure most fan don’t really know/care about Korean history, except when there’s a historical drama with some hot dude in it. But I’ve never really seen a drama about that period either (maybe because it would be too intense, too violent, too sad to bear – maybe for political reasons, but that’s another issue, and it’s a bit too complicated to explain it all here). About the music, I really like the way they used the electronic sound at the start and I think I like the intro more than the whole song. I’m really looking forward to SeoTaiJi version because, even though I like IU, I don’t love her version all that much. That said, I do like the song. Anyway, we shall see.

I like The Space Between, mainly because of Soyu’s voices. The melody makes me think of another song but I cannot quite figure it out.

I also like Don’t Touch Me, from Ailee. I feel like we’ve got our Ailee back, the real one, not the one who’s trying to be Beyoncé. This song sounds a lot more like what she was singing for her debut, and I prefer that. It’s fun, but I don’t know if it’s a song that will stay with me for a very long time. It’s a bit generic I guess.

Then, my Zion.T came back. I wasn’t sure at first since his song is even softer than last year song (Miss Kim) and doesn’t really have any “wow” moment vocally. But the emotional vibe and the storytelling mood took me away. And I really really like it. Surely, it will be one of my favorite this month, but I’m also terribly biased when it comes to Zion.T.

Taeyang’s Eyes Nose Lips drop out of the first 25 :'( He’s 26, but still, I’m sad. Seriously, what a great song.

It took me some time to come around with Holler. But now, I really enjoy it a lot. I think I even like it way more than Twinkle, because it got old after a little while. But I think it has a lot to do my taste because I can see similarity and the way both of those single were made.

I like Go Crazy! too. It pops in my head now and then. But like, how can you compare to A.D.T.O.Y? For me, Go Crazy! is sure a lot of fun, but it’s not up to the standard of last comeback of 2PM.

No new song on the top 25 this week, though I can say that : since last week, I had a big, a huge Lost Stars phase. This song is really amazing in many ways and it makes me want to watch the movie. I didn’t yet, but I’ll surely do in the next few weeks.

As you might already know, I’m Fine Thank You is the MV released to pay tribute to both EunB and RiSe that passed away after the car accident that happened a fee days ago. Even though I’m not entirely in love with this song, I couldn’t help but have tears in my eyes at the end of the MV where RiSe then EunB talks directly to the camera, saying their goodbye.

After Your Scent, I was expecting great things for Bicycle, but I’m a bit disappointed. It’s not really good.

I really like I Swear, even more than Touch My Body. I couldn’t tell why, maybe just because of the weird saxophone part in Touch My Body or that’s it too… I don’t know, easy? I Swear is maybe a bit more… I don’t know… polished yet light? It’s really hard to describe, but maybe it just comes down to my taste.